The Ghelamco Arena will host the round-of-16 clash between the hosts KAA Gent and visitors Basaksehir on Thursday at 20:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Fresh from beating Anderlecht 1-0 at home in the Belgian Pro League, KAA Gent, who are 5th in the league, will look to make a good start to their two-legged clash against Basaksehir on Thursday. They will be looking to make it two consecutive wins in all competitions.
Last time out, Basaksehir lost 1-0 away to Alanyaspor; they are currently 5th on the Super Lig table. They will be looking to bounce back to winning ways away to KAA Gent after losing their last two Super Lig outings.
Injury Report
Gent will be without center-forward Tarik Tissoudali (cruciate ligament rupture), center-forward Darko Lemajic (adductor avulsion), and center-back Bruno Godeau (ankle injury) in the Europa Conference League match on Thursday.
Basaksehir are without attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil and center-back Edgar le; both players are sidelined with unknown injuries since February 2 and February 21, respectively. No return date has been set for either player.
Prediction
KAA Gent will take advantage of the home support to dominate the possession and set the game’s tempo from midfield.
Basaksehir will be solid and compact in their approach, making them hard to play against.
KAA Gent will win the game and take the lead to Turkey for the second leg next week.
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